Sep 19, 2023 City Council

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IT IS IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE BE SEATED.

WAITING ON YOU. OKAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023.

[Call to Order]

THANK YOU ALL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR REED HERE.

VICE MAYOR WOODS.

CHAIRMAN COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY.

CARL. COUNCIL MEMBER MOROSO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MIDDLETON HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, MODIFICATIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS.

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS: ]

IF WE COULD HAVE CHIEF SHANNON, PLEASE COME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

FOR THE RECORD, I'M CLINT SHANNON, YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THAT ONE OF OUR OFFICERS RECENTLY RECEIVED AT THE STATE CHAPTER FOR MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA.

AND OFFICER ANDREW FLINK, WHO'S JOINING ME UP HERE TONIGHT.

OFFICER ANDREW FLINK HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2019, AND HE IS COMMITTED TO DUI ENFORCEMENT.

HIS COMMITMENT BEGINS THROUGH HIS PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AS A MEMBER OF THE TRAFFIC UNIT, ALONG WITH HIS PRIMARY DUTIES OF DUI ENFORCEMENT.

HE ALSO CONCENTRATES ON SPEED ENFORCEMENT, CARELESS AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING ENFORCEMENT.

AND HE SERVES AS A TRAFFIC HOMICIDE INVESTIGATOR AS WELL.

HIS GOALS, THROUGH HIS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, ARE TO KEEP THE MOTORING PUBLIC SAFE AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND PREVENT PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING THE VICTIM OF AN IMPAIRED DRIVER.

DURING 2022, OFFICER FLINK MADE A TOTAL OF 170 DUI ARRESTS.

IT'S ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

HE ALSO MADE 23 FELONY DRUG ARRESTS AND REGULARLY VOLUNTEERED TO PARTICIPATE IN A COUNTYWIDE DUI ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

OFFICER FLINK, WITH HIS PASSION FOR SERVING HIS COMMUNITY AND REMOVING IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE ROADWAYS, DEDICATES HIS TIME TO TEACH AND MENTOR HIS FELLOW OFFICERS IN THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR DUI DETECTION, ARRESTS AND COURT PREPARATION.

HE ALLOWS THEM TO SHADOW HIM THROUGH THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS AND ARREST PROCEDURES AND THEN GUIDES THEM THROUGH THEIR OWN DUI INVESTIGATIONS AND ARRESTS.

HE IS SOUGHT OUT BY HIS PEERS FOR GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT ON CASES INVOLVING IMPAIRED DRIVERS.

HE REGULARLY REVIEWS CASE LAW, EVIDENCE GATHERING, REPORT WRITING AND THE PROPER TECHNIQUES FOR CONDUCTING STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW OFFICERS. OFFICER FLINK REGULARLY ACCEPTS CALLS WHILE OFF DUTY REGARDING TRAFFIC AND IMPAIRED DRIVING.

RELATED QUESTIONS.

HE ALSO VOLUNTEERS TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRIVING.

IT IS THROUGH THE ABOVE EFFORTS THAT OFFICER FLINK HAS EARNED THIS RECOGNITION.

HE WAS SELECTED OUT OF 115 NOMINEES STATEWIDE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO DUI ENFORCEMENT.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THEY GIVE THROUGHOUT THE STATE EACH YEAR, AND I KNOW HE'S BEEN AWARDED DIFFERENT AWARDS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.

HE ALSO WAS OUR 2020 OFFICER OF THE YEAR.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OFFICER FLINK'S ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE REPRESENTS THE PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, CONGRATULATIONS, OFFICER FLINK.

SURE. SURE.

THEY WANT TO COME DOWN.

OKAY.

YES.

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YOU KNOW.

NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN'T DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, OFFICER FLINK.

WE'RE SO LUCKY THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE PROTECTING US AND MAKING SURE OUR ROADS ARE SAFE WITH SUCH A BIG HEART.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MISSION LIFELINE AWARD.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF, COREY BESSETTE.

PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE BECAUSE YOU'LL BE COMING DOWN AND TAKING SOME MORE PICTURES HERE.

MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL.

MR. FERRIS CITY ATTORNEY LOWMAN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

AND FOR THE RECORD, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS COREY BESSETTE FOR YOUR FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.

YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN EIGHTH, THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT WE'VE WON THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

AND IT'S NOT ONLY FROM OUR PEOPLE IN THE STREETS, BUT IT'S A COLLABORATION WITH THE HOSPITALS THAT WE WORK WITH DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

AND IT'S ALSO FROM THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU UP THERE AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN GENERAL.

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO STEAL TOO MUCH THUNDER FROM KAYLA FOX.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE COME UP. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OUR LOCAL AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO DO THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M KAYLA FOX, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.

OUR MISSION IS TO BE A RELENTLESS FORCE FOR A WORLD OF LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY RESEARCHING NEW WAYS ON HOW WE CAN IMPACT HEART DISEASE AND STROKE.

OUR NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FIVE KILLERS.

BASED ON SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, WE REGULARLY RELEASE NEW BEST PRACTICES TO OUR HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN ALL LEAD LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES WITH ALL OF OUR WORK IN PREVENTATIVE CARE. UNFORTUNATELY, HEART DISEASE STILL REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN THE US AND PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE COMBATING THAT ON THE GROUND LIKE OUR FIRE RESCUE TEAMS ARE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALLS AND SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY.

THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A VERY SPECIAL AWARD TO YOUR PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE.

FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW, THEY HAVE ACHIEVED GOLD PLUS FOR OUR 2023 MISSION, LIFELINE MS AWARD.

THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO EMS TEAMS THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF RESPONSIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK AND FOLLOW THE LATEST AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING THE BEST STANDARD OF CARE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE A MISSION LIFELINE RECIPIENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO COREY BASSETT, THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OPERATIONS AT PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE.

WE'RE BACK HERE TOMORROW NIGHT HERE, SAME TIME WEDNESDAY.

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OKAY.

OH. YEAH.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW.

SURE. SURE. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO.

AND LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION OR SEIU OR PUBLIC SERVICES UNION, PSU.

AND WE HAVE SHERYL STEWART, OUR HR ADMINISTRATOR, READY TO GO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL.

MR. FERRIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THAT IS UNDER CONSENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND RATIFY A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE SEIU PUBLIC FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICES UNION.

WHICH WOULD BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST OF 2023.

THE UNION AND CITY TEAMS BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS APRIL 18TH FOR A NEW CONTRACT AND BY THE END OF THE THIRD SESSION REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SEIU VOTED IN FAVOR ON AUGUST 18TH FOR THE CONTRACT THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION, UNDER CONSENT TO HIT SOME OF THE MAIN WELL, FIRST TO SHARE WITH YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHO IS IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT.

IT COVERS 72 EMPLOYEES WHO WORK THROUGHOUT OUR PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ALL OF THE DIVISIONS THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE.

AND TO HIT SOME OF THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST IS UPDATING OUR SALARIES, OUR POSITIONS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE SALARIES, USING THE SAME METHODOLOGY THAT WE DO FOR ALL BARGAINING AND NON BARGAINING EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH IS TO ALIGN ALL OF OUR PAY POSITIONS TO THE EXTERNAL MARKET BASED ON ECONOMIC FACTORS SUCH AS THE CPI AND THE EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX.

IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CITY COUNCIL'S POLICY TO BE WITHIN THE TOP 70 TO 70 FIFTH PERCENTILE, WHICH IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS WITHIN THE TOP 3 TO 5 COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES AND STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH ENDS UP BEING ABOUT TEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHOM WE COMPARE.

WE BASE THIS ON SALARY DATA AS OF THE LATEST CONTRACT INFORMATION WE HAVE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WE CITY STAFF WAS ABLE TO GET DATA AS OF JULY OF 2023 AND ACCORDINGLY WE MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, TO KEEP US IN LINE WITH OUR POLICY AND TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVENESS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PURPOSES.

SO AS A RESULT, THIS CHART HERE SHOWS WHERE INCREMENTAL, INCREMENTALLY CHANGING, INCREASING THE RANGES WILL RESULT IN THE POSITIONS, MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS OVER THE THREE YEARS.

AND BY THE THIRD YEAR, OVER THE COLLECTIVE THREE YEARS, IT AMOUNTS TO A 19% INCREASE FOR A TOTAL PROJECTED COST OF $1,008,494. TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICIES THAT

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AND THIS HAS BEEN LONG TIME ACCEPTED BY THE EMPLOYEES AS A WAY TO ASSIGN OVERTIME.

IN ADDITION, REGARDING EMERGENCIES AND THE MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ARTICLE, A NEW PROVISION WOULD PROVIDE THE CITY MANAGER THE DISCRETION TO PROVIDE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS SPECIAL COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK DURING DECLARED EMERGENCIES SUCH AS A HURRICANE, WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO STAY HOME UNTIL THEIR ASSIGNMENTS, POST, POST EVENT.

AND THE SPECIAL KIND OF COMPENSATION COULD BE EITHER ADDITIONAL PAY OR ADDITIONAL PAID TIME OFF.

ANOTHER UPDATE IS ON THE POLICY SIDE IS REGARDING OUR ACUTE ILLNESS LEAVE POLICY.

THIS IS A MAJOR MEDICAL ILLNESS PROVISION THAT ACTUALLY WAS FROZEN DURING THE DOWNTURN IN 2010.

SO IT WOULD BE A CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW IN THE PAST IT NEVER HAS BEEN PAID OUT WHEN SOMEONE WOULD LEAVE, LIKE PERSONAL LEAVE IS PAID OUT ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS.

THIS WOULD BE FOR THOSE THAT MAY STILL HAVE AN ACUTE LEAVE BALANCE, THOSE WHO ARE SEPARATING FROM EMPLOYMENT THAT ARE IN GOOD STANDING, MEANING WITHOUT ANY DISCIPLINE OR PENDING ACTIONS AGAINST THE CITY, WOULD BE ABLE TO BE PAID OUT FOR WHATEVER TIME IS IN THEIR ACUTE ILLNESS LEAVE BANK.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, REGARDING UNIFORMS, THE THERE'S AN INCREASE IN $50 PER YEAR FOR EMPLOYEES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR SAFETY BOOTS AND SHOE REPLACEMENTS.

SO THE RESULTS OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY BOTH BARGAINING TEAMS WOULD BE TO HAVE A NEW THREE YEAR CONTRACT AGAIN, TO KEEP ALL OF THE GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS HELP US WITH OUR RECRUITMENT.

AND WE WOULD BE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL UNDER CONSENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING ALONG, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT CARD FOR MR. J. GOLDWASSER, IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR, AND I'M SORRY.

MY FAULT. I COMPLETELY SKIPPED OVER.

IT'S MY MISTAKE.

SORRY, RON.

I AM. I KNOW I DID IT BEFORE.

KEEP DOING IT TO YOU.

NEXT IS OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT.

OH, I'M SORRY. GOODNESS.

OKAY. MY MISTAKE ENTIRELY.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT NOW, NO.

NO. SO MUCH FOR BEING ORGANIZED.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SURE OUR COUNCIL DOES HAVE SOME THINGS THEY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT.

NO, THE ONLY COMMENT I HAS IS IT'S ALWAYS THE HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF TENDER WITH THE OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND IT'S NO DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S CITY HALL, PUBLIC SAFETY, SEIU.

I THINK LONGEVITY IS REALLY THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IN THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE AND RESPOND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

SO TO ME, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO TO TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS WITHIN THE TOP THREE, AS WE LIKE TO DO WITHIN WITHIN THE COUNTY UPGRADE THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO UPGRADE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY INCENTIVIZE TO KEEP EMPLOYEES HERE WITH THESE PARTICULAR RAISES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

SO I'M HAPPY WE COULD DO THIS AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO KEEP AS MANY GOOD PEOPLE AS WE CAN HERE WITH LITTLE TURNOVER BECAUSE TURNOVER IS NEVER FUN TO DEAL WITH WHEN YOU HAVE TO TRAIN NEW PEOPLE AND ACCLIMATE THEM TO THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS, WHICH IS SUPERIOR HERE IN THE CITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF AND ALSO TO OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE THREE YEAR DEAL.

WELL SAID, MARCY.

OH, VERY WELL SAID.

I AGREE. 100%.

ANYONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT.

NOW THAT I GOT THAT RIGHT, I APOLOGIZE AGAIN, ECHOING SENTIMENTS.

VERY WELL SAID. AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR STAFF AND ESPECIALLY TO THE UNION AS THINGS ARE CHANGING STATEWIDE AS WELL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, STAFF, FOR GETTING THIS DONE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT GO THROUGH.

NOW, I DO HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

[V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC]

MY APOLOGIES, SIR.

MR. JAY GOLDWASSER, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO COME TO THE PODIUM, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS JAY GOLDWASSER.

5200 DONALD ROSS ROAD.

CAN I GIVE YOU GUYS A PICTURE? PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

I'M SORRY. IF YOU COULD GIVE IT TO THE CLERK, PLEASE, SIR.

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I GAVE YOU MY ADDRESS.

I HATE SPEAKING IN PUBLIC.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M A LOCAL MERCHANT IN PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I BUILT AND HAVE OPERATED A SHELL GAS STATION IN DONALD ROSS VILLAGE ON DONALD ROSS ROAD.

WHEN I BUILT THE STATION 17 YEARS AGO, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST HIDDEN GAS STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF ONE ACRE PRESERVE HIDING IT, THERE'S A MONUMENT SIGN.

IT WAS 60FT, 62FT BACK FROM THE CURB BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY CODE COUNTY SETBACK AND THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO AT THAT TIME, I ASKED PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR KARA IRWIN, SINCE SHE CAN'T SEE THE GAS STATION AT ALL.

IF I CAN GET AN EXTENSION ON THE GRAND OPENING SIGN, SHE LET ME KEEP THE PERMITTED SIGN UP FOR TEN MONTHS.

SO THIS WAS REALLY CRITICAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SO THAT WAS 17 YEARS AGO.

OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S TEN YEARS.

I HAVE SECURED, NEGOTIATED, PLANNED AND BUILT THE ALTON MOBILE GAS STATION.

WE FINALLY OPENED ON JUNE 19TH, THREE MONTHS AGO TODAY.

THE GAS STATION IS DOING WELL BETWEEN THE SHOPPING CENTER.

EXXONMOBIL, THE CITY.

I WAS RESTRICTED TO THE MONUMENT SIGN TO BUILD IT EXACTLY AS IT WAS APPROVED.

I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PUT CAR WASH ON IT.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT IT.

THAT'S THE FRONT OF THE GAS STATION.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A GAS STATION.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A CAR WASH.

YOU CAN'T SEE THE CAR WASH.

IF I PUT A SIGN ON THE FRONT, YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE TREES.

I DID EVERYTHING I WAS ASKED TO DO BY THE CITY, NO MATTER THE EXPENSE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.

ADDING TO THE PRESTIGE OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, I WAS ASKED TO BUILD A SEVEN FOOT PRIVACY WALL THAT'S ON THE NEXT PAGE TO ADD PLANNERS ON TOP OF THE WALL WITH DRIP IRRIGATION.

SO WHEN PEOPLE LEFT THE CAR WASH, THEY COULD SEE PLANTS.

THE WHOLE WALL COST ME A LITTLE OVER $100,000.

MY PROBLEM IS NOBODY SEES THE CARS ENTERING OR EXITING THE CAR WASH.

I PUT IN STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THE CAR WASH IS REALLY STRUGGLING.

I HAVE APPLIED FOR AND BEEN ISSUED A GRAND OPENING SIGN PERMIT.

I HAVE NOT PLACED THE SIGN UP YET, SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AND ALLOW THE SIGN TO REMAIN FOR 60 DAYS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANKS. SECOND OF ALL, THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT I'LL HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER GET SOMEONE FROM STAFF TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.

OKAY? OKAY. GET WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.

SO WE'LL. IF YOU JUST HAVE A SEAT.

YEAH. WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE REACH OUT TO YOU FOR SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR COMING.

AND YES, PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NOT ALWAYS EASY, OBVIOUSLY.

RIGHT. LET'S SEE.

SO NOW WE DO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[VI. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

I'D LIKE TO BRING DAVID REYES UP TO THE PODIUM TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON OUR CRYSTAL RIVER CITY ASSISTANCE THAT WE GAVE THEM AFTER THE HURRICANE TO HELP THEM RECOVER.

DAVID, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, DAVID REYES, COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY GO TO AN UPDATE ON THE CRYSTAL RIVER.

THIS IS A UNIQUE PROJECT AND NORMALLY I'LL BE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT OPERATION SISTER CITY.

I DO. I WILL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, A SMALL PORTION OF THAT.

BUT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT MISSION THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.

SO I'M GOING TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, AUGUST 30TH OF THIS YEAR, FLORIDA EAST COAST WAS HIT BY HURRICANE IDALIA AS A CATEGORY THREE IN THE EAST COAST AND AFFECTED A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE SISTER CRYSTAL RIVER WAS ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED.

MOST OF THE DAMAGE IN THIS CITY WAS FLOODING, NOT NECESSARILY WIND DAMAGES, BUT A MILE AND A HALF INLAND.

THERE WAS A LOT OF FLOODING ALL THE WAY UP TO THREE FEET OF WATER INSIDE HOMES.

A LOT OF DAMAGE.

CRYSTAL RIVERS IS VERY SMALL CITY.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT 50 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND IT'S ONLY ABOUT 3500 PEOPLE IN TOTAL.

SO IT'S A SMALL CITY IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE ARE USED TO DEALING WITH.

THEREFORE, THEY REALLY NEEDED THE HELP AND RESOURCES.

SO A QUICK TIMELINE.

SEPTEMBER 1ST, MR. FERRIS AND MYSELF, WE MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE CITY MANAGER OF OUR CRYSTAL RIVER TO KIND OF FIND OUT WHAT ARE THE NEEDS, WHAT YOU GUYS NEED, HOW CAN WE HELP?

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THEY NEEDED A LOT MORE WORK AND A LOT MORE HELP AND THEY REALLY WERE KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH THEIR STORM STORMWATER SYSTEM AND SOME OF THEIR PARKS AND CLEANUP.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.

SO WE WANTED TO PUT TOGETHER A TEAM TO GO OUT THERE.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES.

SO THIS WAS, AS YOU KNOW, FRIDAY, THAT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

AND SO THAT TUESDAY, ON SEPTEMBER FIFTH, A TEAM OF US TAUGHT OUR CITY ENGINEER, DAN WYRICK, OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR STORMWATER MYSELF, WE WENT OUT TO TO THE CITY, WE DROVE THE WHOLE CITY WITH OUR STAFF.

WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED, WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES, WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE OUT THERE, I'M CALLING OVER HERE AND TALKING TO JOE CARRERA, DEPUTY COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, SAYING, JOE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED X PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. WE'RE GOING TO NEED X AMOUNT OF GUYS.

CAN WE GET THE TEAM TOGETHER? SO ALL OF THAT HAPPENED ON THAT DAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.

COME ALONG. THE TEAM IS ON THE ROAD AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, ON THE WAY WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.

THAT TEAM RETURNED ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THEN BACK IN SEPTEMBER 14TH, WE SENT ANOTHER TEAM OUT THERE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BECAUSE THEY LOST THE ENTIRE CITY HALL WAS IN THREE FOOT OF WATER.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE A CITY HALL RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE WORKING ON A SEPARATE BUILDING.

SO A LOT. SO THIS IS THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT.

THIS IS A TEAM THAT WENT OUT ON THAT FIRST DEPLOYMENT ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.

AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OUT THERE, THIS TEAM WENT OUT THERE AND THEIR FIRST TASK WAS TO TRY TO GET THERE TO PARKS.

THEY ONLY HAVE THREE PARKS IN THE WHOLE CITY.

ONE WAS OPEN ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS INLAND, SO THEY REALLY GET A LOT OF DAMAGE.

THE OTHER TWO PARKS CLOSER TO THE WATER WERE NOT OPEN TO THE TO THE PUBLIC.

A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE HAD NOTHING LEFT.

ALL THEIR STUFF WAS OUTSIDE IN THE STREET AND THEY WERE REALLY DYING TO AT LEAST GO TO THE PARK AND JUST JUST GET SOME FRESH AIR.

BUT THE PARKS WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM.

OUR TEAM ARRIVED OUT THERE AND ABOUT NOON TIME THE NEXT DAY BEFORE THE AFTERNOON, THEY HAVE COMPLETED BOTH PARKS.

THEY REMOVE ALL OF THE DEBRIS.

THEY REMOVE ALL THE STRUCTURES THAT WERE DAMAGED.

THEY REPAIRED, THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

THEY NOT ONLY SIMPLY PICKED UP THE DEBRIS, PUT IT ASIDE SO THE PARK COULD BE OPEN.

THEY DID ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE PARK, REPAIR, REPAIR ALL THE SPLIT, RENT, FENCING, THE GREATER THE PARKING LOTS.

NEVER BEEN GRADED BEFORE.

THEY REGRADED EVERYTHING, PUT NEW GRAVEL.

I MEAN, THE THE PARK LOOKED BETTER THAN BEFORE.

EVEN THE CITY MANAGER SAYS THIS PARK NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD BEFORE.

THEY WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEAM.

BUT IT'S BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

THEY ALWAYS GO IN THE EXTRA MILE THE SAME WAY THEY'RE DOING HERE.

THEY WENT OUT THERE AND THEY TOOK THAT SAME ATTITUDE.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THOSE PARKS WERE OPEN, THEY MOVED OVER TO THE CITY AND THEN THEY STARTED MAINTAINING THEIR INSPECTING THEIR STORMWATER SYSTEM, CLEANING OUT ALL THE CATCH BASINS. A LOT OF THE INLETS THAT WERE COMPLETELY FULL OF DEBRIS AND SEDIMENTS UNABLE TO DRAIN, THEY FIGURED OUT THE ENTIRE STORMWATER SYSTEM.

THEY CLEANED IT UP. THEY KNEW ABOUT PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE SYSTEM BY THE TIME THEY WERE THERE.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO EVEN MAKE A DETERMINATION AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS TO THEIR STAFF FOR LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.

SO THEY MAPPED THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND PROVIDED LONG TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THEM.

JUST SOME QUICK PICTURES OF WHAT YOU SEE.

YOU SEE PARK BENCHES THAT WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

SOME OF OUR STAFF WORKING TO THE RIGHT.

YOU SEE SOME OF THE SEDIMENTS THAT WERE IN THE INLETS.

AGAIN, SOME OF THE PARKS AND AFTER PICTURES HERE, YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP PICTURE RIGHT HERE, SOME DEBRIS STILL LEFT ON THE PARKING LOT AND ON THE BOTTOM WHERE THE GRADING WAS COMPLETED.

THIS IS A CATCH BASIN COMPLETELY FULL.

ALL THE SEDIMENT THAT CAME IN INTO IT BECAUSE OF THE WATER, YOU SEE HOW CLEAN IT IS.

SO THEY JUST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

SECOND DEPLOYMENT COMES UP.

THIS IS THE NEXT TEAM THAT GOES BACK.

AND THIS DEPLOYMENT WAS TO DELIVER SOME SUPPLIES SINCE THEY LOST EVERYTHING AND WE WERE READY TO HAVE ITEMS GOING INTO AUCTION.

SO INSTEAD OF PUTTING INTO AUCTION, WE DECIDED MAYBE THEY CAN USE THIS ITEM.

SO WE MADE A LOT OF DONATIONS.

OUR ENGINEERING POLICE DEPARTMENT DONATED OFFICE DESK CHAIRS, TABLES, FILING OUR BURNS ROAD, AS YOU KNOW, GOING INTO CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE DONATED ALL OF OUR TABLES, CHAIRS, ALL THE EVENT TABLES.

A LOT OF MATERIALS WAS DONATED AND FLEET SERVICES DONATED.

ONE OF OUR VEHICLES THAT WAS READY TO GO INTO AUCTION.

THEY NEEDED AN EXTRA VEHICLE.

SO THAT VEHICLE WAS DONATED.

AND OUR FLEET DEPARTMENT, AGAIN, OUR EMPLOYEES GOING THE EXTRA MILE, THEY JUST THEY JUST DON'T DO THINGS.

THEY JUST GO THE EXTRA MILE BEFORE THIS VEHICLE GOES OUT THERE.

THEY DO A FULL SERVICE ON THAT CAR.

THEY CHECK THE ENTIRE CAR.

OIL CHANGES CHANGE TRUCKS.

I MEAN, THE CAR WAS BASICALLY READY TO GO.

SO THEY REALLY DID SIMPLY WANT US SEND AND THEY DETAIL THE CAR BEFORE IT WENT OUT TO.

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I SAW IT AND I SAID, I'LL TAKE THE CAR MYSELF.

I MEAN, THIS IS A NICE CAR.

SO BUT IT'S JUST IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THE ATTITUDE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AND THE WAY THEY THEY JUST BASICALLY THIS IS SOME OF THE PICTURES OF WHEN THEY WENT OUT THERE FOR THAT SECOND DEPLOYMENT TO MAKE THE DELIVERY.

AND SO JUST I'M MORE THAN MORE THAN WHAT WE DID FOR CRYSTAL RIVER.

I JUST ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME AND I INVITED THEM TO COME HERE TONIGHT.

SO IF YOU ALLOW ME, I WANTED THEM TO STAND UP.

I'D LIKE TO ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, IF YOU GUYS COULD COME UP HERE.

NO. COME ON UP, GUYS.

JOE, BRING HIM OVER.

BRING HIM UP FRONT. THIS.

THIS AMAZING TEAM JUST.

JUST DOING PICTURES.

YES. YOU GUYS ARE BACK.

WAY BACK. YEAH.

ONE DAY MY DAUGHTER WAS THERE.

SHE ASKED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD.

THIS IS. OKAY.

YOU CAN'T SEE ME. SO MAKE SURE YOU DO AT.

I WANT YOU.

YOU'RE OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD. JUST STAY IN THE BACK.

THREE ONE.

OKAY. SO AS YOU ALL GET BACK TO YOUR SEATS TO SAVE TIME.

SO THIS IS THIS IS THE SAME TEAM.

THIS IS THE QUALITY THAT YOU GET RIGHT AFTER A STORM.

AND THAT'S WHY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HERE IN THE CITY, WE ARE SO PROUD BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN RESPOND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

I MEAN, THIS WAS FAST.

THIS WAS FROM A FRIDAY TO THE NEXT WEEK.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT THAT JUST I LIVE IN THE COUNTY AND I DIDN'T SEE I'VE NEVER SEEN THE COUNTY RESPOND AS FAST AS THEY RESPONDED TO GO ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE EAST COAST TO TO HELP ANOTHER COMMUNITY.

SO IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE REALLY WANTED TO DO OPERATION SISTER CITY.

THE GOOD THING IS THAT IN THIS CITY, ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE WAS REALLY RECEIVED NO DAMAGE TO HIS HOME.

I MEAN, HE LOST HIS HOUSE COMPLETELY, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS OKAY.

SO WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE SISTER CITY.

HOWEVER, WE ARE HELPING THIS EMPLOYEE AND WE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH CITY OF CALLAWAY AND CHRIST FELLOWSHIP.

THEY ALREADY COMMITTED TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION.

TODAY WE POSTED AN AMAZON LIST OF ITEMS THAT HE IS IN NEED OF.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE POSTED THAT THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 4:00, AND 6 OR 7 ITEMS ARE ALREADY TAKEN.

THAT'S HOW FAST OUR EMPLOYEES REACT TO THESE THINGS.

SO OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY PURCHASING ITEMS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEND TO HELP THESE OTHER EMPLOYER OUT IN CRYSTAL RIVER.

SO AND I COULDN'T BE ANY MORE PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND WHAT WE DO IN THE CITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU TO ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO HELP OTHER COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.

THANK YOU. OTHER THAN THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR ORGANIZING AND BRINGING THIS ALL TOGETHER.

JOE, ALL THE TEAM, WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. WE JUST.

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WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GET THE LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED BY THE SISTER CITY EMPLOYEE THAT IS REQUIRING IT.

SO IF YOU COULD.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET.

WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT AND BE OF ASSISTANCE.

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

OPERATION SISTER CITY IS REAL.

I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE THING.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME MY REPORT.

I GOT SO EXCITED OVER THAT I FORGOT ABOUT THE NEXT THING.

I WAS RIVETED BY THE UNION EARLIER.

SO I THINK, YES, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL CANDACE TEMPLE TO THE PODIUM TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR AWARD WINNING STROKE WARS FIRE RESCUE VIDEO THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN, BUT NOT ALL.

FOR A MOMENT THERE, I THOUGHT I WAS OFF THE HOOK.

OKAY. UM, I THINK I'LL SHOW YOU THE VIDEO AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU WHY I'M SHOWING YOU THE VIDEO.

HOW ABOUT THAT? REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING EVERY 40S SOMEONE IN AMERICA SUFFERS A STROKE.

SOMETIMES THEY MISTAKE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

I REMEMBER, MASTER.

THEY OFTEN IGNORE THE SYMPTOMS OR GO TO SLEEP.

CORRECT. AND EVERY MINUTE THEY WAIT INCREASES THE RISK OF BRAIN DAMAGE, DISABILITY OR DEATH.

TIME EQUALS BRAIN.

CORRECT. AGAIN. MY APPRENTICE.

WE MUST MASTER THE SKILLS IF WE HOPE TO DEFEAT A STROKE.

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR TRAINING? I. I THINK SO.

JUST REMEMBER BALANCE.

EYES. FACE ARMS SPEECH.

TIME BALANCE.

EYES FACE ARM, SPEECH TIME.

WHAT IF I FORGET? YOU MAY BE THE GALAXY'S ONLY HOPE.

JUST REMEMBER, BE FAST.

BE FAST.

BALANCE EYES.

FACE ARM.

SPEECH TIME.

BE FAST. YOU DON'T KNOW.

POWER STROKE.

YOUR TRAINING IS COMPLETE.

LET'S BE FAST.

BALANCE. YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF BALANCE, HEADACHE OR DIZZINESS.

EYES. YOU MAY HAVE BLURRED VISION.

FACE SUDDEN WEAKNESS OR NUMBNESS IN THE FACE, ESPECIALLY ON ONE SIDE ARM.

SUDDEN WEAKNESS OR NUMBNESS IN AN ARM OR LEG, ESPECIALLY ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY.

IMPRESSIVE. EVERY MINUTE THAT A PERSON SUFFERS FROM A STROKE, 2 MILLION BRAIN CELLS WILL DIE.

THEY NEED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

I'M READY. LET'S BE FAST AND FINISH THE FIGHT.

YOU MAY BE THE ONLY HOPE.

MASTER THE SKILLS, LEARN THE WARNING SIGNS AND BE FAST.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO END IT RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THAT BEARING WITH ME.

SO I SHOWED YOU THAT BECAUSE NOW I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS IS A AWARD WINNING NICE NATIONALLY AT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THREE SIGMA, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION.

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THERE WERE 878 ENTRIES.

WE ARE YES, WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST A LOT OF CITIES AND COUNTIES.

SO WE RECEIVED THE SAVVY AWARD.

IT'S CALLED THE SAVVY AWARD AND QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

I'M JUST TICKLED BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST A CRAZY IDEA THAT A TEAM INTERNALLY WORKED TOGETHER ON AND WE JUST WEREN'T SURE IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD GET IT. BUT I THINK THAT WE FOUND THE RIGHT BALANCE OF EDUCATING AND ENTERTAINING, AND WE MAYBE TRICKED A LOT OF PEOPLE INTO LEARNING SOMETHING.

SO THIS WAS IN THE VIDEO CATEGORY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTED FIRE CHIEF BRIER, KEITH BRIER, OUR FEARLESS LEADER.

ANDREW LIZA COREY BESSETTE, PATRICIA MERKEL, JOHN REYNOLDS, JOHN BOEHM, WHO WAS OUR DUKE AND AND MYSELF, TRULY A TEAM EFFORT.

AND WE'RE REALLY, REALLY PROUD.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO HERE, I TOOK THE LIGHT SABERS WITH ME AND WALKED UP TO THE STAGE AND ACCEPTED THE AWARD IN ORLANDO. AND EVERYBODY REALLY LOVED THAT.

SOME OF THE JUDGES COMMENTS WERE THAT THEY LOVED THE WAY IN OUR APPLICATION THAT WE SHOWED OUR LOCAL 911 STATS AND HOW THERE WAS A NEED FOR EDUCATION AROUND STROKE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST MAKING A FUN VIDEO, IT'S TYING IT BACK TO WHY, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF DOING IT? WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS SUCH A STRONG ENTRY AND THAT THE ENTIRE PROJECT WAS A CREATIVE WAY TO DELIVER CONTENT AROUND AN IMPORTANT TOPIC STROKE AWARENESS.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WITH OUR STROKE STROKE AWARENESS PSA, WE TRY TO UP THE ANTE EACH YEAR.

THANK YOU. AM I DONE NOW? YES, I'M DONE NOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT A GREAT TEAM.

THAT STILL IS MY FAVORITE VIDEO.

AND JOHN, WE STILL NEED YOUR AUTOGRAPH.

WE KEEP ASKING FOR YOUR AUTOGRAPH, BUT BE FAST MOVING ALONG.

WE ARE GOING AHEAD TO GO INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA]

NO. ALL RIGHT.

SO MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO MOVE CONSENT.

SECOND. BERT AND MERCY.

AND ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVING ALONG TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023.

[VIII.e. *RESOLUTION 49, 2023 – SITE PLAN FOR PARCEL A (POD 18). A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A 104-LOT SINGLE-FAMILY HOME RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON APPROXIMATELY 50.53 ACRES KNOWN AS POD 18 WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (PARCEL A) OF THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.35 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AND THE AVENIR PCD BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, EAST OF GRAPEVIEW BOULEVARD, WEST OF BAY HILL DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF BEELINE HIGHWAY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

TONIGHT WE ARE HOLDING QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING CASE.

RESOLUTION 49 2023.

THE SITE PLAN FOR PARCEL A POD 18.

THIS MEANS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BASE ITS DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE RECORD OF THIS PROCEEDING, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING. THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE OFFICIAL CITY FILE ON THIS APPLICATION AND ANY DOCUMENTS PRESENTED DURING THIS HEARING.

THE COUNCIL IS ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO ALLOW CROSS EXAMINATION OF ANY WITNESSES WHO TESTIFY TONIGHT.

CROSS EXAMINATION MAY OCCUR AFTER THE STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE MADE THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE ORDER OF THE WITNESSES APPEARANCE.

IT IS NECESSARY THAT ANYONE WHO TESTIFIES AT THE HEARING REMAIN UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.

IF YOU PLAN TO GIVE TO TESTIFY THIS EVENING OR WISH TO OFFER WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD TO MY RIGHT AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK, PATTY SNYDER.

OVER HERE ON MY LEFT.

OUR CITY CLERK WILL NOW SWEAR IN ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OFFER TESTIMONY THIS EVENING ON ANY OF THESE CASES.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR CARL RESOLUTION 42 2023, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS,

[VIII.a. RESOLUTION 40, 2023 – ADOPTING A TAX LEVY AND MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TAX LEVY AND MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER AND TAX COLLECTOR WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS AFTER ITS ADOPTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTY. WE DO NEED TO OPEN THE HEARING AND WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FROM ARI AND ZACH.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ERIN PANTAK, FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR.

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AND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE RESOLUTION 40 2023, SETTING THE MILLAGE RATE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AT 5.1700 MILLS AND ORDINANCE 11 2023 THAT WILL ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PRESENTATION SINCE THE LAST MEETING AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION AGAIN IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE.

OR WE CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE REQUIRED ACTIONS TONIGHT THAT NEED TO BE MADE.

I'M LOOKING AROUND. GO AHEAD, BURT.

I THINK SINCE IT'S THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR'S FIRST YEAR, WE SHOULD HAVE HER DO THE PRESENTATION ALL OVER AGAIN JUST TO BREAK HER IN, TRAIN HER A LITTLE BIT.

RIGHT. EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT, I'M SURE.

GO STRAIGHT TO ACTION.

LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO ACTION. WE'RE GOOD.

I'M JUST. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WE HAVE ZERO COMMENT CARDS.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AND BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE RESOLUTION 40, 2023.

WE NEED TO WE HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING.

THE WHOLE THING. OH, SORRY.

SORRY. JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 40 2023.

SETTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 AT 5.1700 MILLS.

SECOND. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S CARL AND DANA.

LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

CARL, UGA, YOU MADE THE MOTION.

YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? I'M GOOD WITH WHAT I SAID LAST TIME, SO I HAVE NO NOTHING FURTHER.

RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON DOWN.

NO MERCY.

OKAY. ALL GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAD NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I GUESS YOU GOT OFF THE HOOK FOR THE SECOND PRESENTATION AS WELL.

IT WAS VERY THOROUGH THE FIRST TIME, BERT.

ANYWAY, LET'S GO AHEAD FOR RESOLUTION 40, 2023, ADOPTING OUR TOTAL MILLAGE RATE AT 5.17.

IF WE COULD GET A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES? FIVE ZERO.

MOVING ON TO COMPLETE THE BUDGET HEARINGS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 11 2023 IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE 11 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 11, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PATTI. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED REGARDING ORDINANCE 11 SINCE FIRST READING? THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING AND WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THIS READ AS WELL.

SO IF I COULD GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2023 ON SECOND READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024.

I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR. YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN.

YOUR MIC WAS NOT ON. I UNDERSTOOD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 11 2023 ON SECOND READING.

ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024.

THANK YOU, CARL. THANK YOU.

SECOND FROM DANA.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S TAKE IT TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PASSED WITH A DECREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES.

CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EXCELLENT WORK.

THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE I MOVE ALONG? WE'RE OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NON QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING.

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 16, 2023 – (1ST READING) CITY-INITIATED EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW (EAR)-BASED AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 163.3191, FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO ALL ELEMENTS; AFFECTING THE PAGINATION IN EACH AMENDED ELEMENT; PROVIDING THAT THE TEXT, AS AMENDED OR REVISED, SHALL SUBSTITUTE FOR AND REPLACE IN FULL THE EXISTING TEXT IN ALL AMENDED ELEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN UPDATE TO ALL MAPS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

ORDINANCE 16 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW EHR BASED AMENDMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 163 .3191 FLORIDA STATUTES, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO ALL ELEMENTS AFFECTING THE PAGINATION IN EACH AMENDED ELEMENT, PROVIDING THAT THE TEXT AS AMENDED OR REVISED SHALL SUBSTITUTE FOR AND REPLACE IN FULL THE EXISTING TEXT IN ALL AMENDED ELEMENTS, PROVIDING FOR AN UPDATE TO ALL MAPS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY, PROVIDING A COMPLEX CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES.

PERFECT. PATTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.

WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT WITH ASSISTANT PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR JOANNE SCURRIA.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOANNE SCURRIA AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REVIEW ORDINANCE THIS EVENING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

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THESE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE UPDATED MAP SERIES, SO ALL THE ELEMENTS LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY LOCAL CONDITIONS AND REQUIRE UPDATES.

THE ONLY ELEMENTS THAT WERE NOT UPDATED THROUGH THIS ROUND OF REVIEW WERE THE COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT AND THE PROPERTY RIGHTS ELEMENT.

I'M GOING TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT WERE UPDATED.

ONE EXAMPLE OF A POLICY CHANGE THAT OCCURRED DURING THIS YEAR REVIEW WAS UPDATING OUR MIXED USE LAND USE POLICY IN VARIOUS AREAS.

FOR EXAMPLE, UPDATING ALL OF THE HEIGHT PROVISIONS TO BE REFERENCED IN FEET RATHER THAN STOREYS OR FLOORS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

WE'VE ALSO REMOVED REFERENCES TO DEVELOPMENTS OF REGIONAL IMPACT, WHICH ARE NO LONGER APPLICABLE TO THE CITY, AS THE CITY IS CONSIDERED A DENSE URBAN LAND AREA.

WE HAVE ALSO ADDED REFERENCE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITY DEPARTMENT AS SOME OF OUR RECENT ANNEXATION AREAS REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR DRC REVIEW AND SEVERAL POLICIES FOR INTERNAL CONSISTENCY.

MOVING ON TO THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, WE HAVE STRUCK A POLICY WITH REGARD TO GHOST TRIPS.

WE'VE UPDATED EVALUATION TIMEFRAMES FOR LOSS AND QOS STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR TOD AND MOBILITY POLICIES.

WE'VE UPDATED A VISION ZERO INITIATIVE POLICY TO BE AN ONGOING EFFORT AND WE'VE ALSO MADE SEVERAL CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE ELEMENT FOR COORDINATION WITH BRIGHTLINE AS A RAIL TRANSIT PROVIDER.

WE'VE ALSO MADE SEVERAL OTHER CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR TOD POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

THE HOUSING ELEMENT WAS ALSO UPDATED FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED DENSITY BONUSES AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

WE'VE ALSO CLARIFIED SOME DENSITY CALCULATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO SKILLED CARE NURSING FACILITIES, AND WE REMOVED A POLICY CONSISTENT WITH OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING PLAN THAT ENCOURAGED INCLUSIONARY ZONING REGULATIONS.

THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM.

THE REMAINDER OF THE ELEMENTS HAVE CHANGES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGES THAT I'VE DESCRIBED FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.

SO WITH REGARD TO ANNEXATION, URBAN AND RURAL LEVELS OF SERVICE AND PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITY DEPARTMENT.

SO I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER SOME OF THESE SLIDES THAT WE'VE GONE OVER AND GO AHEAD TO THE MAPS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

EVERY SINGLE MAP IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CITY'S UPDATED BOUNDARY.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE CITY'S CURRENTLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONAL NOTES IN THE BOTTOM.

AND THIS MAP HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THOSE NOTES IN A CONSOLIDATED AND MUCH MORE EASY TO READ TABLE THAT IS NUMBERED ACCORDING TO THE MAP.

THE MAP A15.

THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION MAP HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE NEW STREETS THAT WE SEE IN OUR CITY NOW, SUCH AS AVENIR DRIVE AND SOME OF THE ROADS THROUGHOUT ALTEN SUCH AS ALTEN ROAD AND PASTEUR.

AND FINALLY, THE TODD DISTRICT IS INCORPORATED IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP SERIES RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT PROVIDES A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE BIGGER CHANGES THAT OCCURRED IN THE MAP SERIES.

THE EAR PROJECT WAS NOT JUST THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS ACTUALLY A GROUP EFFORT WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU SEE LISTED ON THE SCREEN HERE.

SO WE WANT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PROJECT TEAM.

AS FAR AS SCHEDULE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE EAR IS DUE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PRIOR TO OCTOBER 27TH.

SO WE PLAN TO TRANSMIT THAT PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE AND WE ANTICIPATE SECOND READING TO OCCUR IN JANUARY.

THE SUBJECT AMENDMENTS WERE SENT TO THE IPAQ REVIEW COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 3RD AND NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND THE SUBJECT PETITION WAS NOTICED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

ON AUGUST 8TH, THE PSA RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A VOTE OF 7 TO 0 AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 16.

THANK YOU, JOANNE. EXCELLENT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK, NOR DO I HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS.

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MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16, 2023 AT FIRST READING.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 16, 2023.

FIRST READING. I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, DANA AND MARCY, LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? MARCY. I JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS A HUGE TASK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM TOOK ON DURING THIS EAR BASED AMENDMENT, AND YOU'VE JUST STRENGTHENED OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND I REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND AND I KNOW IT WAS DAUNTING, BUT.

WELL, WELL DONE.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NICE WORK AS ALWAYS.

YEAH. SO IT'S HOUSEKEEPING, BUT YOU MADE IT INTERESTING AND THE MAPS LOOK FABULOUS.

REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE MAPS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT MAKES IT CLEAR.

AND IT WAS ROSS.

YEAH, YOU COULD TELL. LIKE, HE'S LIKE.

IT'S LIKE HIS KIDS. HE'S GLOWING.

I KNOW. HE'S. WE'RE PROUD, TOO.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND INFORMATION LIKE THAT BEING OUT HELPS OUR RESIDENTS TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR BACKYARDS.

SO THIS IS IMPORTANT.

REALLY IMPORTANT.

OKAY, SO NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

IT SOUNDS LIKE LET'S BRING IT TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO.

[VIII.d. ORDINANCE 17, 2023 – (2ND READING AND ADOPTION) FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 38 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION BY REPEALING AND READOPTING SECTION 38-89. - SPRINKLERS., AS REVISED, IN ORDER TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 38-92. TO BE ENTITLED “REPORTING REQUIREMENTS” TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER 38. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THE TITLE.

ORDINANCE 17 2023.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 38 FIRE PROTECTION, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION BY REPEALING AND RE ADOPTING SECTION 3889 SPRINKLERS AS REVISED IN ORDER TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 BY ADOPTING NEW SECTION 38 DASH 92 TO BE ENTITLED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.

PROVIDING THE REMAINDER OF CHAPTER 38 SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICT CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PATTY.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AND MR. FERRIS.

AND MR. LOWMAN.

I'M NEAL ROSENBERGER, YOUR FIRE MARSHAL AND ASSISTANT ASSISTANT CHIEF.

AND WE HAVE ONE CHANGE IN THE ORDINANCE, I THINK, THAT MR. LOWMAN HAD MADE.

AND THAT WAS LINE TEN, THAT THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO NEW CONSTRUCTION ONLY.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT'S BEEN MADE SINCE LAST.

JUST TO CLARIFICATION THAT THIS IS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION ONLY IS WHAT YOU SAID.

ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M ASKING MY COUNSEL, WOULD YOU LIKE THE PRESENTATION FOR A SECOND TIME TONIGHT? NO, WE SHOULD BE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY, SO I DON'T SEE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK CURRENTLY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO LET'S CLOSE THIS HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO DISCUSSION.

SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

COULD I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 17, 20, 23 ON SECOND READING.

THANK YOU. CARL SECOND SECONDED BY DANA.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

MARCY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? NO. JUST THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS AND CLARIFYING AT AGENDA REVIEW.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND JUST AS A RECAP WITH THE CHANGE, THAT MEANS EVEN IF THERE'S A RENOVATION THAT OCCURS WITH MORE THAN 50% OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR RENOVATION, THIS DOES NOT APPLY. CORRECT.

AND A TEAR DOWN AND A REBUILD.

IT DOES NOT APPLY. IT'S ONLY FOR NEW SUBDIVISIONS, NEW BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

NO, A TEAR DOWN AND A TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD DOES APPLY.

SO IF IT IS IF THERE IS A TEAR DOWN AND A REBUILD, IT DOES APPLY.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE.

ALL RIGHT. FIRE MARSHAL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOUR PRESENTATION WAS REALLY, REALLY THOROUGH.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES SO MUCH SAFETY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS AND IS ACTUALLY BENEFICIAL FINANCIALLY FOR THE HOMEOWNER BECAUSE IT DOES GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR ITSELF WITH THEIR INSURANCE IN THE END.

SO YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB HELPING US UNDERSTAND THIS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING IT TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE. AND ANY OPPOSED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

MOTION PASSES, FIVE ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE HAVE RESOLUTION 49, WHICH IS THE SITE PLAN.

[VIII.e. *RESOLUTION 49, 2023 – SITE PLAN FOR PARCEL A (POD 18). A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR A 104-LOT SINGLE-FAMILY HOME RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON APPROXIMATELY 50.53 ACRES KNOWN AS POD 18 WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (PARCEL A) OF THE AVENIR PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (PCD), THE SUBJECT SITE BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 0.35 MILES NORTH OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, AND THE AVENIR PCD BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD, EAST OF GRAPEVIEW BOULEVARD, WEST OF BAY HILL DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF BEELINE HIGHWAY, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]

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ALL RIGHT, PATTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE HEARING.

WE'RE GOING TO ALSO START BY DECLARING ANY EX PARTE.

I'M GOING TO START WITH CARL AND WORK MY WAY DOWN.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE EX PARTE, PLEASE DO SO NOW.

OR NEGATIVE.

DANA. BURT NONE.

MARCY NONE.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY MYSELF EITHER, SO HELLO.

WE HAVE KEN TOUMA FROM URBAN DESIGN STUDIOS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU. GOOD EVENING, KEN TOMB WITH URBAN DESIGN STUDIO.

I'M JUST GOING TO TURN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF AVENIR.

AS THE CLERK INDICATED, WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING IS APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY A 50 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND WITH 104 HOMES.

IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN AVENIR.

THE LOT SIZES I'LL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND ARE CONSISTENT, BUT THERE ARE 130 AND 140FT DEEP.

THIS PARCEL IS PARCEL 18.

IT IS UNDER CONTRACT TO A BUILDER.

SO SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU WILL SEE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS FOR THE VERTICAL COMPONENT OF THIS SITE.

SO THE SUBJECT SITE IS YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IS AVENIR PCD.

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE OVER HERE WHERE MY MOUSE IS.

IT'S POD 18.

IT'S ADJACENT TO ONE OF THE LARGER CONSERVATION AREAS ON THE SITE.

IT ACTUALLY HAS SOME VERY BEAUTIFUL VIEWS LOOKING TO THE NORTH AND WEST ON THAT SITE.

HERE IT IS IN MORE DETAIL ON THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN.

THIS ISN'T THE FINAL ENTIRE SITE PLAN.

THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN.

SOME MAY CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH TIME.

HERE'S A SUBJECT SITE AND THE REQUEST THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR A SITE PLAN APPROVAL.

THERE ARE 70 TO 80 FOOT WIDE LOTS THAT ARE 140FT DEEP, 30 TO 80 BY 130 FOR A TOTAL OF 104 HOMES.

WE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN SPACE.

THERE ARE 43 ON STREET PARKING SPACES SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA OR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THE ACCESS POINTS, CIRCULATION AND ACCESS.

THERE IS ONE MAIN AND ONE MAIN ENTRANCE POINT HERE THAT'S A FULL ACCESS WITH A LEFT TURN AND A RIGHT TURN COMING OFF OF THE MAIN ROAD OFF OF PANTHER NATIONAL BOULEVARD.

AND THEN THERE'S A SECONDARY OR SECONDARY EGRESS POINT.

THAT'S AN EGRESS POINT ONLY AND AN EMERGENCY INGRESS POINT FOR FIRE RESCUE AND OTHER ITEMS. THE SITE IS ON THE SCREEN SHOWS A BLOW UP OF THE ENTRY FEATURE, THE BLOW UP OF THE ENTRY.

THE ENTRY HAS TWO LANES FOR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.

AND THEN IT HAS AND IT WILL BE A VERY NICE AND DECORATIVE FORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT SET OF APPROVALS.

WHEN THE BUILDER COMES IN, YOU'LL SEE A REVISION TO THIS TO SHOW A GRAND ENTRANCE ENTRANCE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.

THERE ARE COMMUNITY AMENITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SITE, INCLUDING THE MAIL KIOSK IDENTIFIED IN THE RED OVAL.

HERE ARE THE PLAY EQUIPMENT AND THE SWINGS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PARK.

AS YOU KNOW, IN AVENIR, A PARK IS REQUIRED.

A 0.785 ACRE PARK IS REQUIRED ADJACENT TO EVERY HOME IN A CERTAIN DISTANCE AND THEN ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.

THERE IS A VERY NICE CONSERVATION AREA.

AS I INDICATED EARLIER, THERE'S A GRADE CHANGE.

YOU'LL NOTICE A RETAINING WALL, THERE'S A FIREBREAK.

THE CITY REQUIRES A TEN FOOT FIRE BREAK, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A 25 FOOT CONSERVATION BUFFER IN THAT CROSS SECTION.

AND THEN THE ADJACENT BOUNDARIES AROUND THE PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF AVENIR GOING TO THE SOUTH, THOUGH, THAT RED ARROW INDICATES AN ACCESS POINT TO WHAT WILL BE A FUTURE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY GARDEN AREA.

SO THAT RED ARROW INDICATES A GATE CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

AND THEN OF COURSE ALONG AVENIR DRIVE.

IS THAT CONSISTENT DESIGN THAT YOU DID IN 2016, WHICH SHOWS A 40 FOOT BUFFER AND THEN A 15 FOOT ADDITIONAL BUFFER WITH A WALL ADJACENT ON THAT.

ON THAT BUFFER, THE LANDSCAPING, WE'VE EXCEEDED THE CRITERIA OF THE LANDSCAPING ALLOWED WITHIN THE SITE.

WE AS YOU CAN SEE, THE POINTS ARE WELL ABOVE THE CODE REQUIREMENT AND THE MIX OF TREES IS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE REQUEST FOR THE ACTUAL REQUEST AGAIN THIS EVENING IS FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL.

WE'VE MET ALL THE CRITERIA AND I HOPE THAT SATISFIES YOUR DESIRE FOR A FAST AND QUICK PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF CARL WAS TIMING YOU, BUT THAT WAS IT COULD BE A RECORD.

ONE OF THE RECORDS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. TUMA. AND I THINK WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION.

CHRISTOPHER OR NATALIE.

DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF AS WELL TONIGHT? STAFF IS HAPPY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION IF THE COUNCIL WISHES, BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE NEW.

I THINK THE APPLICANT COVERED IT.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 49 2023.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE HEARING.

MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AND BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 49 2023.

FIRST READING. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. DANA AND BURT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

LET'S CHAT ANYONE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS, MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

NO ONE ELSE. CARL. I JUST WANT TO THANK KEN FOR THE NICE PRESENTATION, AND CARL STAYED AWAKE THE WHOLE TIME, SO WE'RE GOOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. CARL. CARL DID WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT DID CARL DO? NO, NO. LET'S MOVE ON. NO, NO.

POINT OF ORDER. LET'S JUST MOVE ALONG.

LET'S JUST.

SO THE ONLY THING. THE ONLY QUESTION I EVER HAVE IS I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED.

AS WE KNOW, THE RESIDENTS CARE SO MUCH ABOUT TRAFFIC HAPPENING ON NORTHLAKE BOULEVARD.

IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE ONE MOMENT TO JUST AS WE'VE DISCUSSED MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO ALWAYS BRING IT UP THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS BASED ON DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AVANIR OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK FOR RESIDENTS? SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SURE. SO THIS PARTICULAR SITE PLAN WAS REVIEWED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MASTER PLAN.

SO IT'S REALLY THE MASTER PLAN THAT HAS THE WHOLE PICTURE THAT MR. TOUMA SHOWED THAT HAS ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENTS.

AND IN THE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT ORDER, YOU HAVE ALL THE CONDITIONS RELATED TO TRAFFIC MITIGATION.

SO SOME OF THE MAJOR MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE AVENIR DEVELOPMENT ORDER WAS THE SIX LANDING OF NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD.

THAT WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ENSURE THAT THE CAPACITY WAS THERE.

SO THERE IS A THRESHOLD AND THE APPLICANT HAS ACTUALLY MADE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT METRICS IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN DELAYED SOME DELAYS DUE TO THE THE COUNTY PERMITTING OF THAT, BUT THEY ARE ACTIVELY MOVING FORWARD.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FOR THE SIX LANING, THAT IS THE SIX LANING BETWEEN 140TH AND JUST RIGHT IN FRONT OF STATE ROAD SEVEN.

ADDITIONALLY, YOU HAVE THE SIX LANE CONNECTION THAT CONNECTS FROM NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BEELINE THAT IS A MAJOR PROJECT WHICH AGAIN IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER.

THE APPLICANT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE SECOND PHASE.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE FIRST PHASE.

WE'RE TRACKING ALL THE TRIPS THROUGH THE BUILDING PERMITS.

THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCEED INTO THAT SECOND PHASE UNTIL THAT CONNECTION IS MADE.

AND THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT MEASURES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ALL THE PERMITS THAT ARE NECESSARY WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY DOT AND THE CSX, WHICH IS REALLY THE CRITICAL AGENT INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND THEY ARE ALSO ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT.

THE DESIGN IS MOVING WELL FORWARD.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE DESIGN PLANS ON THAT MAJOR CONNECTION.

ADDITIONALLY ON THAT, YOU HAVE ALL THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

I THINK THERE'S SIX OF THEM.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT AVENIR IN NORTH LAKE HAS BEEN I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT THAT THAT WARRANT HAS BEEN MET AND THE COUNTY HAS FINALLY ISSUED THAT PERMIT. AND IT IS ANTICIPATED TO GO UP TOWARD THE END OF THIS YEAR OR EXCUSE ME, FALL, FALL, FALL TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN WE'RE ACTIVELY TRACKING ALL OF THE OTHER SIGNALS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE MISSED ANYTHING.

KEN THAT WAS EXTRAORDINARY.

NATALIE WOW. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS SO THOROUGH. AND HONESTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, I'D LOVE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE APPLICANT FOR MAKING SURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFE ON THE ROADS.

AND WE'RE REALLY DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THE COUNTY IS COMING THROUGH WITH WITH PERMITTING.

THIS IS SO, SO IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHTY. AND THANK YOU FOR JUST HAVING THAT AVAILABLE AND TOP OF YOUR HEAD.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT TO VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. TUMA.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE A LET'S SEE IF IT'S OKAY.

NEXT WOULD BE COUNCIL ACTION DISCUSSION.

[X. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE IT UP. LORI, I'M GLAD YOU'RE READY.

I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A WARNING.

I JUST FIGURED WE HAVE SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY WANT TO GO HOME.

THANKS, JOHN. WELL, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR REED AND VICE MAYOR WOODS AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TONIGHT TO PRESENT A VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE TO YOU, ALONG WITH MARTIN.

FITS IN. MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AS A MEMBER OF YOUR STAFF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT EASTERN ANNEXATION.

THIS IS A TOPIC THE COUNCIL IS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

THE GOALS OF ANNEXATION, WHY DO WE ANNEX IT ENSURES SOUND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMMODATE ACCOMMODATION OF GROWTH.

IT ALLOWS US TO IT'S A TOOL FOR LONG RANGE PLANNING OF STRATEGIC GROWTH FOR OUR CITY.

IT ENSURES THE EFFICIENT PROVISION OF DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES WE CALL URBAN SERVICES, AND IT PROVIDES CLARITY OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES, WHICH, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE GOT A FEW CRAZY BOUNDARIES.

SO ANNEXATION IS GOVERNED BY CHAPTER 171 AND OUR FLORIDA STATUTES.

AND IT DOES ALLOW RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY, WHICH WILL BE THE CASE IN THIS ANNEXATION, TO VOTE ON THIS.

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THE CHAPTER 171 ALSO PROVIDES CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES ON HOW WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANNEXATION.

AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING.

A LITTLE BIT OF REFRESHER.

IN 2017, THE STAFF CONDUCTED AN ANNEXATION AREAS OF INTEREST STUDY AND THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL BY RESOLUTION.

AND THIS THIS PROVIDED SOME BASELINE DATA ON WHAT POTENTIAL AREAS, BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS.

ADDITIONALLY, PFM, WHICH IS A CONSULTING FIRM, CONDUCTED A I WOULD CALL A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL IN 2022, WHICH OUTLINED AS ONE OF A STRONG GROWTH STRATEGY IN TOOL AGAIN FOR FUTURE GROWTH IN THE CITY IS ANNEXATION THROUGH THAT THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

KEY STRATEGIES INCLUDE CONSOLIDATING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND FACILITATING, AGAIN, THE DELIVERY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

WE WILL SHOW HERE IN A MOMENT SOME RECENT ANNEXATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PRIORITY, WHICH IS A KEY PRIORITY FOR OUR COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE, SAY AGGRESSIVELY BUT PRETTY PROCEDURALLY, BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SEVERAL ANNEXATIONS HERE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, MARTIN FITZ, FOR A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE SPECIFIC AREAS, AND THEN I'LL BE BACK.

OKAY. WELL, IT JUST WOULD NOT BE A PRESENTATION ON ANNEXATION WITHOUT ME BEING HERE.

SO. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF REFRESHER.

THIS IS A REFERENDUM ANNEXATION PROCEDURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PURSUING, AND ANY ANNEXATION HAS TO BE THE AREA THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR ANNEXATION, HAS TO BE CONTIGUOUS TO THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY.

IT HAS TO BE REASONABLY COMPACT AND IT HAS TO BE DEVELOPED FOR URBAN PURPOSES.

AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT WE PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUAL FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE ANNEXATION AREA. WE USED TO REFER TO IT AS THE URBAN SERVICES REPORT AND AS PART OF TO FURTHER THAT, WE HAVE TO SEND THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY TO THE COUNTY PRIOR TO FORMALLY INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEDURES.

ALSO, WE PROVIDE NOTICE TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND OWNERS IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREAS, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT ALL THE DATES AND AND THE PROCEDURES THAT ARE COMING UP. WE WILL BE DOING A SEPARATE REFERENDUM FOR EACH OF THE AREAS BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THEM ARE CONTIGUOUS TO EACH OTHER AND EACH REFERENDUM WILL APPLY ONLY TO THE AREA THAT IS VOTING.

SO THEIR VOTES WON'T BE GOING TO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO MAKE IT WORK.

IN ORDER FOR EACH REFERENDUM TO PASS, WE SIMPLY NEED 50% PLUS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY VOTE.

SO AS LORI MENTIONED, WE'VE RECENTLY HAD QUITE A FEW ANNEXATIONS BOTH ON THE EAST AND THE WEST, AND THIS DEMONSTRATES THE LOGICAL EXPANSION OF THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES BASED ON RESIDENT REQUESTS AND BASED ON THE LOGICAL AREAS OF WHERE WE IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO GROW TO PROVIDE THE UNIFIED SERVICES.

SO THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREAS ARE ALL LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE CITY, AND WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WILL BE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING FOR THE ANNEXATION.

AREA ONE IS THE LARGEST ONE AND IT IS GENERALLY BOUNDED ON ALTERNATE A AND A ON THE WEST AND DONALD ROSS ROAD ON THE NORTH. AND IT FOLLOWS ALONG THE THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY AND PROSPERITY FARMS ROAD UNTIL IT GETS TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF JUNO BEACH.

AND THEN IT MOVES ACROSS TO LITTLE LAKE WORTH ON THE FAR EAST.

AREA TWO AND I'LL GO INTO THESE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

SO BUT FIRST, A LITTLE BIT OF A SUMMARY OF THE OVERALL ANNEXATION AREAS.

SO ALL TOLD, THERE'S 3500 PARCELS WITHIN THE FIVE AREAS.

IT'S A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 4000 DWELLING UNITS CURRENTLY, AND THAT EQUATES TO A POTENTIAL POPULATION OF AROUND 8300 PEOPLE. A TOTAL OF ABOUT 13, JUST OVER 1300 ACRES.

WE LOOKED AT THE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE AREA.

THESE AREAS ARE PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BEING THE PRIMARY USE OF THE AREA.

THERE IS A FAIR NUMBER OF MULTIFAMILY, INCLUDING AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND A LARGE A FAIR ABOUT 50 OR SO SMALLER

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THERE'S ALSO A SEVERAL STRIPS OF COMMERCIAL, PRIMARILY ALONG US ONE AND ALONG PROSPERITY FARMS ROAD.

SO IN THERE THERE ARE A FEW LIMITED PUBLIC AND INDUSTRIAL PARCELS WITHIN THE MIX.

AREA ONE, AS WE MENTIONED, IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED NORTH OF PGA BOULEVARD.

IT INCLUDES CABANA COLONY, THE CRYSTAL POINT, FRENCHMAN'S LANDING CAPTAINS, CAPTAINS, KEY AND HIDDEN KEY, AS WELL AS THE AREA SOUTH OF THE JUNO BEACH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS AREA, THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION, PROVIDES FOR A LOGICAL BOUNDARY FOR OUR MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES BY FOLLOWING THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY UNTIL WE GET TO JUNO BEACH AND THEN FOLLOWING THE JUNO BEACH BOUNDARY.

AND THEN ON THE EAST, WE FOLLOW THE THE WATERLINE FOR A NATURAL BREAK OF THAT OF THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY.

AREA TWO IS SOUTH OF THE RECENTLY ANNEXED RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCES AND CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 74 DWELLING UNITS AND 157 PEOPLE.

AREA THREE IS THE PIRATE COVE COMMUNITY, WITH 63 DWELLING UNITS AND 134 PEOPLE.

IT'S BOUNDED BY THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM ON THE SOUTH.

AREA FOUR IS FOR MONET ACRES AND MONET HEIGHTS.

THIS IS A THIS PORTION OF THE OF THIS AREA IS ACTUALLY A CURRENT ENCLAVE.

IT'S COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE CITY.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN SEE THAT ONE SMALL PURPLE SIDE ON THE SIDE, THAT'S A SMALL DAYCARE.

THAT IS AN EXISTING POCKET OF UNINCORPORATED LAND.

WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ANNEXED THE OFFICE BUILDING TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN WHEN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM CAME IN AND ANNEXED THE COMMUNITY TO THE EAST, THEY LEFT OUT THAT PARCEL.

SO WE'RE BRINGING THEM IN TO THE CITY AS WELL.

AND THE LAST AREA IS MONET GARDENS, WHICH IS ANOTHER EXISTING ENCLAVE TO THE EAST OF LEGACY PLACE.

IT CONSISTS OF 113 DWELLING UNITS AND 240 PEOPLE.

AND I'LL PASS IT BACK TO LORI TO TALK ABOUT THE WHAT'S COMING UP.

SO PART OF THE REQUIREMENT IN THE STATUTE IS THAT WE DO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH MAKES VERY GOOD SENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR URBAN SERVICE REPORT.

AND SO WHAT WE DO, WE ANALYZE AND THAT'S UNDERWAY NOW.

WE ANALYZE THE AREAS WHAT WHAT ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, THE ROADS, DRAINAGE, ETCETERA, WHAT RESOURCES MAY BE NEEDED TO BRING THEM UP TO A HIGHER STANDARD? PERHAPS WE LOOK AT PARKS AS WELL, WATER AND SEWER, IN THIS CASE THE SEA COAST UTILITY AUTHORITY.

SO THAT'S AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT LAND USE AND ZONING.

SO AGAIN, WE LOOK AT AS WE LOOK AT THE LEVELS OF SERVICE, THE KEY IN THE ANNEXATION IS FOR US OR REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICES TO THESE AREAS THAT WE DO, OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS.

AND SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE ANALYSIS.

AND THEN WE IDENTIFY WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST, WHAT EXPENSES WILL BE RELATED TO US BEING ABLE TO PULL THESE AREAS IN, WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED FROM US IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEES AND CAPITAL AND SO FORTH.

SO ALL THAT GETS IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY PART OF WHAT IS ULTIMATELY THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.

IS THIS FEASIBLE? DOES IT MAKE SENSE? SO BENEFITS TO OUR FUTURE RESIDENTS, NO DOUBT ENHANCED LEVELS OF SERVICE.

WE WE KNOW WE HAVE A TOP NOTCH PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IN THE CITY AS WELL AS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

I THINK WE DO SOME OF THE BEST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT I KNOW OF AND DEFINITELY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, IF NOT SOUTH FLORIDA.

ELIMINATION OF FEES.

THE ANNEXATION AREAS ARE CURRENTLY PAYING THE PALM BEACH COUNTY MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAX UNIT, WHICH IS MSTU, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL TAX MILLAGE OF 3.4581, ROUNDED UP TO 3.46 MILLS.

WE DON'T CHARGE FOR SOLID WASTE PICKUP IN THE CITY, SO THESE RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT.

NO LONGER PAYING THAT FEE.

WE DON'T CHARGE A UTILITY SURCHARGE.

MOST CITIES DO.

AND WE PROVIDE WE CHARGE A REDUCED COMMUNICATION SERVICE FEE, THE LESSER FEE THAN WHAT THE COUNTY DOES.

SO THERE IS A SAVINGS THERE AS WELL.

MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT PARTAKE IN OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS AND THEY'RE PAYING NONRESIDENT RATES OBVIOUSLY.

SO COMING INTO THE CITY, THEY'RE GOING TO GET REDUCED RATES THERE.

AND YOU COME DOWN TO CITY HALL AND IT'S I'M NOT GOING TO SAY A ONE STOP SHOP, BUT WE'RE RIGHT HERE.

WE'RE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

WE'RE ACCESSIBLE. WE'RE EASY TO GET TO.

YOU WALK IN AND YOU GET YOUR BUSINESS TAKEN CARE OF.

SO WE THINK THAT'S THAT'S, I THINK, QUITE, QUITE A BENEFIT.

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WE'RE AUTOMATED, YOU GO ONLINE, YOU GET YOUR PERMIT FOR YOUR AC AND YOU PRINT IT OUT AND YOU KEEP GOING.

ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.

RIGHT NOW, THE ANNEXATION AREAS HAVE A COUNTY COMMISSIONER WHO, AS WE KNOW, IS A FANTASTIC COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND REPRESENTS THEM WELL.

SO IN IN ADDITION, THEY'LL HAVE FIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE GARDENS THAT REPRESENT THE WHOLE CITY, NOT EVEN SPECIFIC DISTRICTS, BUT EVERYBODY.

SO THEY'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, SIX FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS IN MATTERS THAT THEY NEED HELP ON AND JURISDICTIONAL CONSISTENCY IS REALLY PROVIDING FOR CLEAR, UNDERSTANDABLE BOUNDARIES ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY USE A NORTH PALM OR A GARDENS ADDRESS WHEN THEY'RE REALLY IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.

THIS HELPS US CLEAN, CLEAN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME KEY DATES COMING UP OCTOBER 16TH.

THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION GETS SENT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND OWNERS THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE LAW.

AND OCTOBER 18TH IS OUR DEADLINE TO HAVE THE ANNEXATION FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH YOU ALSO WE ALSO CALL URBAN SERVICE REPORT THAT MUST BE DELIVERED TO PALM BEACH COUNTY BY THAT DATE, OCTOBER 26TH.

WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING HERE ON THE CAMPUS AND WE WILL KIND OF KEEP IT CASUAL, OPEN, HAVE BOOTHS SET UP FROM ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND FOLKS TO COME IN AND LEARN AND GATHER INFORMATION.

AND WE'LL SHARE WHAT WE CAN AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION MEETING THAT EVENING.

AND PERHAPS IF WE NEED ONE MORE AFTER THE NEW YEAR, WE WOULD PLAN TO DO THAT.

THEN THE THE REAL LEGISLATION OCCURS NOVEMBER 2ND.

AND DECEMBER 6TH IS WHEN THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE FIVE ORDINANCES AND ULTIMATELY ADOPT THEM ON DECEMBER 6TH.

AND THEN THAT ACTUALLY PLACES THE ITEM IN IS THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO FOR US TO PUT THIS ON A BALLOT FOR WHAT WILL BE MARCH 19TH OF 2024.

THAT IS GIVEN THAT DATE IS PRETTY MUCH DICTATED TO US BY OUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS.

SO WE'RE GOING WITH MARCH 19TH.

SHE HAS A BUSY YEAR NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY, WHICH HOPEFULLY A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE OUT VOTING.

SO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 19TH.

AND SHOULD WE BE SUCCESSFUL ON THESE FIVE BALLOTS, IF ONE, TWO, THREE, HOPEFULLY ALL FIVE, THEY'RE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER.

SO WE PLAN TO PHASE IN THE THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

BY LAW, WE'VE NO LESS THAN TEN DAYS AFTER THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO NO LONGER THAN A YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH BRINGING THESE COMMUNITIES INTO THE CITY AND MAKING IT EFFECTIVE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 1ST.

WE. IS A NATURAL DATE WITH A NEW BUDGET YEAR, AND WE WILL HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED WHAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER IN THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'LL BE PHASING THIS IN OVER TIME.

OUR OUTREACH. WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OVER 8000 PEOPLE.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A WEB PAGE THAT'S DEDICATED TO THIS INITIATIVE.

AND WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WE'LL HAVE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, THE MAPS, GENERAL INFORMATION, SOME VIDEO TALKING ABOUT OUR CITY.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THAT AS TIME GOES BY.

WE'LL BE MAKING A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS TO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN US ON SOME OF THOSE WHERE WE CAN.

BUT WE KNOW IN AREA ONE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST AREA, AS MARTIN SAID, THAT THERE'S PROBABLY OVER 20 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS WILL BE.

AND WE HOPE TO GET INTO EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT WE CAN AND MAKE SOME PRESENTATIONS AND GET SOME INFORMATION OUT THERE TO TO THESE FOLKS.

WE ALREADY MAILED ONE GARDEN'S LIFE MAGAZINE OUT TO EVERYBODY IN THE PROPOSED AREA TO GIVE THEM A TASTE OF WHAT LIVING IN THE GARDENS IS ALL ABOUT.

AND WE'LL BE SENDING A SIGNATURE CITY VERSION, A SIGNATURE CITY PUBLICATION AS WELL.

TWO MORE, ONE MORE OF EACH.

MORE OF THE TWO PUBLICATIONS WILL THEN GO OUT AGAIN BEFORE I THINK, YEAH, BEFORE MARCH.

SO THEY'LL HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FOUR PUBLICATIONS SENT.

WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND ANY EVENTS WE CAN IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREAS IF THEY HAVE A FALL FESTIVAL OR GARAGE SALES.

I KNOW SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES DO THAT.

WE HOPE WE GET INVITED. WE'LL COME OUT, POP UP A TENT, CHAT WITH FOLKS, GET INFORMATION OUT THERE AND AGAIN, BUILD RELATIONSHIP ONE ON ONE.

CONVERSATIONS I THINK ARE GOING TO GO FAR HERE.

I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY BE ABLE TO REALLY COMMUNICATE WITH WITH FOLKS.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR NOTICE THAT HAS TO GO OUT BY LAW WILL BE SENDING A FORMAL NOTICE TO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT AND OWNER IN THE AREAS AND WE'LL BE DOING A VARIETY.

WE'RE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO HELP US ON THE CAMPAIGN, TOO, IN TERMS OF GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT MAILERS AND INFORMATION GOING OUT BETWEEN NOW AND THE VOTE.

I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO IMPART TO THESE COMMUNITIES IS OUR COMMITMENT AND OUR COMMITMENT.

AND IS THAT WE IT IS WE'RE IT'S NOT OUR INTENT TO GO IN AND UPEND OR CHANGE THEIR COMMUNITY.

EACH COMMUNITY HAS UNIQUE CHARACTER AND WE KNOW THAT AND WE RESPECT THAT AND WE VALUE THAT.

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WE VALUE AND RESPECT THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WANT TO COME IN AND MAKE IT BETTER.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICES WHERE WE CAN AND ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO TONIGHT, WE SEEK YOUR CONSENSUS.

IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA, WE WOULD LOVE TO THE CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

AND AGAIN, SHOULD WE DO SO? THEN IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE'LL BE BRINGING THE FIVE ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION TO YOU FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, LORI. ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR US TO GIVE YOU CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS INITIATIVE.

AND WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO FIRST READING ON NOVEMBER 2ND AND SECOND READING ON DECEMBER 6TH.

YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

FOOD ISN'T NEEDED, JUST A AFFIRMATIVE OR A NOD OR.

YEAH, I'M I'M ON BOARD TOTALLY TO DO THIS OR THAT'S FINE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS, IF I CAN, TO THE CITY MANAGER AND YOURSELF.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP ON 1026, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

SO THAT'S AWESOME. SET UP THE DEPARTMENTS PEOPLE WALK THROUGH.

MY RECOMMENDATION IS ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY SORT OF SET UP AT THE GREEN MARKET IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER BEFORE A SECOND VOTE? THE FIRST VOTE IS 11 TO 2.

SO LET'S SAY THAT IT GOES THROUGH BEFORE THE SECOND VOTE ON 12 SIX.

I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO HEAVILY ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE AS THEY WALK THROUGH THE INITIAL WORKSHOP, EDUCATE THEM AT GREEN MARKET, SET UP A TENT, TALK ABOUT ANNEXATION, WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND THEN IF A SECOND WORKSHOP IS NEEDED IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IT SHOULD BE BEFORE THE DECEMBER 6TH VOTE BEFORE IT GETS A SECOND APPROVAL IF IT DOES, BECAUSE THEN AT THAT POINT THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.

AND I DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF DISGRUNTLED PEOPLE IN HERE IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR SURE.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOME THAT ARE NOT GOING TO REALIZE THEY DIDN'T GET INFORMATION, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THEN YOU GET 100 PEOPLE IN HERE SCREAMING AND YELLING, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GIVEN THEM 100 OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THESE PARTICULAR AREAS.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

THAT'S FOR THOSE SUGGESTIONS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE HOW IT FITS INTO THE SCHEDULE AND WHERE WE'RE AT AT THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

YEAH, MY MY CONCERN IS JUST BEFORE THE SECOND VOTE, THAT'S ALL.

I MEAN, IF THERE'S TWO WORKSHOPS, IF IT'S ONE WORKSHOP, IF IT'S A COUPLE GREEN MARKET WEEKENDS, I THINK THAT'S THE MORE THE BETTER THAT WE CAN DISPLAY THAT BEFORE THAT SECOND VOTE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL TO GETTING IT ON THE BALLOT AND MOVING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY WILL, IF IT GETS TO THE BALLOT, THEY GET TO VOTE.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THE KEY THAT THEY HAVE THAT CHOICE.

AND WE'LL WE'LL LEARN FROM THAT DATE.

SO, YES, THANK YOU.

OKAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF A FLUID PROCESS AS WE LEARN AND ADJUST.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT MESSAGING FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND IT'S WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.

BUT ANY SUGGESTIONS? WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO HEAR.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MERCY. OH, SORRY.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE JUST A FEW COMMENTS AND I DO WANT TO START BY THANKING YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A COUNCIL OBJECTIVE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

AND I'M ALSO 100% IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

AND WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING AROUND US IN EVERY WHICH WAY, THIS KIND OF HELPS US CONTROL OUR DESTINY AS WELL.

AND YOU SAID IT REALLY, REALLY WELL.

AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID BECAUSE CARLTON OAKS, OSPREY ISLES AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES CAN ATTEST THAT WE ARE THEIR VOICE NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ANNEX INTO OUR CITY.

WE'VE DONE THAT WITH THEY'VE ASKED FOR TURN LANES, THEY'VE ASKED FOR LIGHTS ON NORTH LAKE AND HELP WITH TRAFFIC AND HELP WITH THE COUNTY.

AND WE'VE REALLY GONE ABOVE STAFF HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING OUR NEW OUR NEW MEMBERS OF OUR CITY.

SO WE WILL BE DEFINITELY, IN MY OPINION, PROVIDING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID WITH LOWERING TAXES POTENTIALLY AND BETTER SERVICES AND OF COURSE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A DEFINITE BENEFIT.

AND I'VE ALREADY SEEN COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ON NEXT DOOR AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU GUYS ARE PREPARING. AND I THINK EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED TO TO SEE THIS.

SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING OUR NEW NEIGHBORS INTO OUR CITY.

THANK YOU, MARCY. ANYONE ELSE? SORRY. THANK YOU, MARCY. ANYONE ELSE? I'M ALL IN.

SO WHEREVER I CAN BE AT AN HOA MEETING.

I KNOW WHEN I TRIED TO GET REELECTED OR I GOT REELECTED, THE HOA WAS WHERE THE VOTES WERE AT.

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THEY ALL MINGLE AND THAT INFORMATION GETS OUT.

SO I'M WILLING TO BE AT ANY HOA MEETING NEEDED AS SCHEDULING PERMITTED.

IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING THESE POCKET COMMUNITIES INTO THE FAMILY.

DISTRICT ONE IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT PERSONALITIES FROM THE WATER TO CABANA COLONY.

IT'S BIG. SO WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT'LL BE.

BUT I THINK IF WE CAN GET IN THE HOUSES AND TALK AND IN THE COMMUNITIES, I THINK WE CAN EASILY SWAY THEM WITH THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN THE CITY I'M IN.

LET ME KNOW WHERE I NEED TO BE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE RECEIVED CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD.

ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION, LAURIE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACKWARDS NOW.

SO IF WE COULD GO TO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND DISCUSSION, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS EVENING? I'M LOOKING. I'M LOOKING MARCIE.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY SHANA TOVA AND WISH ALL OF OUR JEWISH FRIENDS A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE AWARDS THAT THE CITY HAS HAS RECEIVED.

OUR CITY STAFF HAS RECEIVED, AND I HAVE TO SAY, I'VE TAKEN THE.

LEST THE CLASSES FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN LEARNING CPR ON CHILDREN, ON ADULTS.

AND I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TAKE THEM.

THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYBODY AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT JOB.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO MY COUNCIL TEAM, WE HAVE GOTTEN MORE INVITATIONS TO THINGS THAN I'VE EVER HAD BEFORE IN MY SHORT PERIOD ON COUNCIL.

AND I KNOW ALL OF US UP HERE HAVE OTHER JOBS TO DO AS WELL, AND FAMILIES AND WEDDINGS AND, YOU KNOW, SANDWICH GENERATION.

SO I KNOW WE CAN'T ALL BE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME.

SO THANK YOU.

I KNOW SOMETIMES WE GET ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THERE, SOMETIMES WE GET ALL FIVE OF US.

JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR MAKING YOURSELVES AVAILABLE MEANS A LOT.

I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MORE PEOPLE MIGHT GET TO KNOW US AND WE CAN BE THEIR VOICES AS WELL.

AND THAT IS IT FOR THAT.

SO LET'S MOVE ON. DO WE HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY REPORT, MAX? NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.